I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of this fic. I know it is a little slow, but it should soon pick up once the ball gets rolling.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Homestuck, as you might have guessed. Andrew Hussie owns it.

Chapter 2

The alarm clock blared throughout the room. Sollux groaned as the ear-wrenching sound awakened him from his peaceful slumber. He threw the mustard yellow sheets off of him and reached a hand to turn off the annoying device. He sighed as the deafening alarm was shut off. He unwillingly rolled out of bed and stood up with a yawn. He glanced down at what he was wearing and realized he had fallen asleep in his clothes, again. Oh well, he thought, at least I won't have to change. He opened the door and walked into the small kitchen where his roommate was already waiting with a scowl on his face. Sollux smirked. Karkat was a red haired teen with freckles dotting his face. He wore a permanent scowl and was always so pissed off and pushy. He was also very fun to tease. The red head turned to Sollux and scowled. "Wipe that stupid smirk off your face," Karkat said rather loudly. He should really work on his voice volume. Sollux smiled.

"Morning to you too little miss sunshine. Where's breakfast?" His lisp was prominent as he spoke.

"Since when am I your maid? Make some for yourself." Sollux grinned wider.

"Are you sure? I could tell Dave about your-" He was quickly cut off by Karkat, who started turning red, as he did whenever you talked about Dave.

"You wouldn't dare."

"I would," Sollux responded, meeting his eyes. Karkat huffed angrily in defeat.

"Fine jerk." Karkat turned and grabbed a box of cereal out of the pantry. Sollux walked away happily. He had succeeded in triumphing over Karkat once again. He sat down and waited patiently for Karkat to finish. It wasn't long before the red head returned with two bowls of cereal. He slammed down the bowl in front of Sollux, spilling out some of its contents on to the table. "You're freakin' welcome." Sollux smirked and began eating. Within minutes, he finished and placed the empty bowl in the sink.

Sollux walked to the bathroom and quickly brushed his teeth, the minty taste wiping away the fruity taste of the cereal. As he spit he looked at his face closely in the mirror. On his left cheek was a bruise from the previous night. He had been wandering the streets with Karkat and Equius looking for a gang of murderers nicknamed the Midnight Crew. Normally he wouldn't care in the slightest about petty thieves, but they had done something to him that he could not forgive. They needed to pay. He scowled at the thoughts of the Midnight Crew but pulled himself together at the thought of the girl he saved. Sollux remembered her staring at him. He blushed slightly and remembered that he had to be staring at her. She was pretty to say the least. She had long light brown hair that was unruly in places. She had deep brown eyes that were warm and kind like a hearth. She is bea- he cut his own thoughts off. You only saw her once you idiot! You don't even know her name. Not like it matters, you won't ever see her again. He sighed then stared at his eyes in the mirror in disgust. Sollux's eyes were the reason he always wore normal glasses that had red and blue lenses. He was born with two different colored eyes. One was a striking ice blue and the other was a light hazel with gold speckles. As a child he had always been teased about it. He always had his mother and father to help him through it, but when they… left, he decided to just keep it a secret. Only one other person knew and that was his roommate Karkat. He sighed and grabbed his glasses on the table and placed them over his eyes. He walked out of the bathroom to a scowling short Karkat. "Took you long enough."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever shorty. Let's get downstairs before we miss the bus, again."

"Shut up freak of nature." Karkat said jokingly. The pair then grabbed their backpacks that waited by the door and walked out of their run-down apartment. Sollux locked it behind him then ran down the flights of stairs to the first level, beating Karkat there. He walked through the lobby and out the doors to barely catch the school bus before it left. His empty seat in the back was open as usual. He slumped into the uncomfortable worn down chair and looked out the window as the bus lurched forward. He watched as the city flew by him. The bus eventually came to a stop at an unfamiliar apartment complex. He frowned. Sollux didn't remember ever stopping at this particular building. It looked nice and it seemed to scrape the clouds. It must have been some fancy complex like the one Feferi, Equius, Vriska, and Eridan lived in. A girl who looked slightly younger than himself stepped in. She had her head lowered shyly, so he couldn't make out her face. She had messy light brown curls that cascaded down off her shoulders to midway down her back. He grew a little nervous once he realized she was walking toward him. Sollux looked around hoping she was heading toward another seat, but as he did he realized that his seat was the only one open. She stopped in the aisle to his right.

"Um, mind if I sit with you?" Her quiet voice asked as she looked up, her hair falling out of her face. His eyes widened a bit as he recognized her, and he saw her chocolate brown eyes do the same as well. She was the girl from last night. The same one he and his gang had saved. He took a deep breath trying to calm his racing heart. Play it cool Captor. Sollux shrugged.

"Whatever." The girl gave a small smile and plopped into the seat next to him, setting down her bag. As the bus started up again neither of them spoke to each other. Sollux guessed that like him she was lost in her own thoughts. There was one thing on his mind. What is her name? He gathered his courage and turned to her, only to find that she was staring at him. Both of them began to speak.

"Hey I was wondering if-" They both stopped. "Oh, you first." The girl flushed.

"Sorry. I, um, only wanted to know your name." She blushed a bit more.

"Sollux. Sollux Captor," Sollux replied, his lisp shining through. He cursed himself in his head. Gog dammit! Stupid lisp! He was surprised when she didn't smile, snicker, or laugh at his funny way of speaking. She didn't seem to even care.

"Hi Sollux. I'm Aradia Megido." Aradia. What a pretty name. He smiled and wished he had the courage to say it aloud. They both fell into a comfortable silence as the bus trucked to the small high school known as Westwood. The bus slowed to a stop and everyone filed out. Aradia stood up and whispered in a quiet voice, "Thanks for saving me," and walked out of the yellow bus. Sollux was rather dumbstruck by her and had no idea why. After a few minutes the bus driver yelled back at him.

"Hey Captor! Are you going to stand there doe-eyed all day? You're gonna be late!" Sollux immediately snapped out of his daze. He quickly grabbed his stuff then ran down the aisle and out of the bus. Even though he rushed to get to class there was only one thing on his mind. Her name is Aradia. Aradia Megido.

Alright. I will see you in two weeks!
~Jane